The evolution of evidence: cautionary notes for the clinician and the meta-analyst

Editorial

Finlay A McAlister et al. Am Heart J. 2007 Feb.

. 2007 Feb;153(2):156-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.10.028.

No abstract available

Comment on

N-acetylcysteine in the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: publication bias perpetuated by meta-analyses.
Vaitkus PT, Brar C. Vaitkus PT, et al. Am Heart J. 2007 Feb;153(2):275-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.09.014. Am Heart J. 2007. PMID: 17239689 Review.

Evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews, and guidelines in interventional pain management: part 6. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies.
Manchikanti L, Datta S, Smith HS, Hirsch JA. Manchikanti L, et al. Pain Physician. 2009 Sep-Oct;12(5):819-50. Pain Physician. 2009. PMID: 19787009
How to interpret a meta-analysis and judge its value as a guide for clinical practice.
Zlowodzki M, Poolman RW, Kerkhoffs GM, Tornetta P 3rd, Bhandari M; International Evidence-Based Orthopedic Surgery Working Group. Zlowodzki M, et al. Acta Orthop. 2007 Oct;78(5):598-609. doi: 10.1080/17453670710014284. Acta Orthop. 2007. PMID: 17966018 No abstract available.
[Meta-analysis of clinical trials: uses and pitfalls].
Boissel JP. Boissel JP. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2007 Apr-May;191(4-5):759-70. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2007. PMID: 18225428 French.
Primer: strengths and weaknesses of meta-analysis.
Finckh A, Tramèr MR. Finckh A, et al. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2008 Mar;4(3):146-52. doi: 10.1038/ncprheum0732. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2008. PMID: 18227829 Review.
Interpretation of tests of heterogeneity and bias in meta-analysis.
Ioannidis JP. Ioannidis JP. J Eval Clin Pract. 2008 Oct;14(5):951-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.00986.x. J Eval Clin Pract. 2008. PMID: 19018930 Review.